The Sun Woman and the Seven-Headed Dragon, from the Apocalypse series, Latin Edition 1511
ca. 1497
Dürer's wild vision from his blockbuster Apocalypse series shows the ultimate cosmic showdown: a radiant winged woman, crowned with stars and standing on a crescent moon, faces off against a terrifying seven-headed dragon wearing multiple crowns. Above it all, God the Father watches from the clouds while angels look on. Dürer published this series himself in 1498, making him one of the first artists to self-publish and profit from his own work—a revolutionary move that made him famous across Europe almost overnight. The incredible detail in this woodcut, from the dragon's scaly bodies to the swirling clouds, shows why Dürer was considered the greatest printmaker of his age.
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